Morning Jolt: Store gives free groceries after register snafu

A grocery store in Charlotte, N.C., had its cash registers go down simultaneously last weekend, and instead of telling the 60-some customers inside to leave, it gave free groceries to those people. The store, Harris Teeter, closed for repairs after the very happy customers left.

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Posted Nov. 21, 2012 at 10:55 AM

Posted Nov. 21, 2012 at 10:55 AM

In the news: A grocery store in Charlotte, N.C., had its cash registers go down simultaneously last weekend, and instead of telling the 60-some customers inside to leave, it gave free groceries to those people. The store, Harris Teeter, closed for repairs after the very happy customers left.

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